Should I even bother with Stanford

sushiritto
Tue, 25 Jul 2017 18:56:06 +0000

Typically, the schools here in CA don’t support year round basketball or any sport, so the kids will hook up with their club AAU teams and play the rest of the year.

I’m not an AO, but I would try to make it more clear/emphasize that your sports are year round in your EC’s. Maybe, maybe even weave them into your essay(s), so hopefully “counteracting” (explaining) in some small measure the lower GPA in terms of the elite schools. Bottom line, EC’s won’t make up for the lower GPA.

My D will probably be applying to Stanford too or at least I hope so. Good luck.